Laura Willson

Height:
6-1
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
North Branch
Hometown:
North Branch, Mich.

2016: Saw action in 27 games for CMU, playing 93 sets. Recorded 231 kills on the season, ranking second on the team … ranked third on the team with 249.5 points on the year … 2.48 kills per set average … 2.68 points per set average … had 12 kills vs. Valparaiso (9/9) … recorded 14 kills and assisted with five blocks against Central Florida (9/17) … had 10 kills and a .348 hitting percentage at Toledo (9/24) … racked up 14 kills versus Western Michigan (10/2) … tallied 13 kills against Eastern Michigan (10/6) … played all five sets and racked up 13 kills at Buffalo (10/21) and Akron (10/22) … had 13 kills and a .306 hitting percentage versus Ball State (10/29) … recorded eight kills and a .357 hitting percentage at Western Michigan (11/04) … posted 13 kills at Northern Illinois (11/5) … tallied 10 kills and a .308 hitting percentage at Eastern Michigan (11/10) … had a career 15 kills and a .303 hitting percentage against Ohio (11/12) … averaged 10 kills and .308 hitting percentage over final five games of season.

2015: Appeared in 18 matches … served 10 aces including a career-best three against Toledo (10/10) … recorded 14 digs on the year in 54 sets played.

High School: Finished fourth in the Michigan Miss Volleyball balloting in 2014 ... Michigan Player of the Year nominee ... three-time All-Stater and helped lead North Branch to the Class B state title in 2014 ... named one of the top 75 players in country, making her a National Player of the Year finalist, by PrepVolleyball.com ... named Medium Schools Second Team All-American by MaxPreps ... played club volleyball for Oakland Elite.